SB 11.16.35 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

ब्रह्मण्यानां बलिरहं वीराणामहमर्जुन: । भूतानां स्थितिरुत्पत्तिरहं वै प्रतिसङ्क्रम: ॥ ३५ ॥

Verse text

brahmaṇyānāṁ balir ahaṁ vīrāṇām aham arjunaḥ bhūtānāṁ sthitir utpattir ahaṁ vai pratisaṅkramaḥ

Synonyms

brahmaṇyānām — of those dedicated to brahminical culture ; baliḥ — Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana ; aham — I am ; vīrāṇām — of heroes ; aham — I am ; arjunaḥ — Arjuna ; bhūtānām — of all living beings ; sthitiḥ — the maintenance ; utpattiḥ — the creation ; aham — I am ; vai — indeed ; pratisaṅkramaḥ — the annihilation .

Translation

Among those dedicated to brahminical culture I am Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana, and I am Arjuna among heroes. Indeed, I am the creation, maintenance and annihilation of all living entities.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Among those dedicated to brahminical culture I am Bali Mahārāja, and I am Arjuna among heroes. I am the creation, maintenance and annihilation of all living entities. Pratisaṅkramaḥ means destruction.